"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life." ~Ludwig van Beethoven"Music is the art which is most nigh to tears and memory." ~Oscar Wilde
I love music. It is the one thing that i can successfully say has never disappointed me.
Think about it... There is music for all types of moods that you might be in. There is music for all occassions.
There is always a memory that you will associate with a song. Music just makes you feel so much better after or even during a hard time. It does not take away the pain that you might be feeling but it makes you forget for that period of time that you were hurting.
I find that I always leave feeling happier when i have heard one my favourite songs on radio or maybe just in passing. I also feel that I feel an instant pull towards people who have the same taste in music as i do...
I'm the kind of person who listens to ALL types of music! I swear, I probably have the weirdest, yet coolest collection of music. I listen to Metal (this makes some people do a double take sometimes... A black girl who listens to Metal) and all the other sub-genres of Rock music. I've recently started listening to House music. I mean, I would listen to it if i was out but now I can chill at home and blast some House through my speakers... It's the same thing with Hip-Hop, I never really listened to it apart from the commercialised stuff but I have been introduced to it and I'm really enjoying it. It's pretty dope, I must say.
"Music is the universal language of mankind." ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Outre-Mer
Music unites people from all over the world. People from different parts of the world, with different backgrounds will all come together in one setting just to see their favourite musician perform live. I have seen people cry at concerts and I thought this was lame because I didn't understand. It wasn't until I felt the passion ignite within me that I actually got emotional about music. I have seen people become friends because of the music that they listen to... You can be anywhere in the world and you might in a surrounding that is way out of your comfort zone but you WILL SURELY find at least one person with the same musical taste as you and you will find that connection with that person.
I am very passionate about my music. It really annoys me when people disrespect what i prefer to listen to. I mean, we are all entitled to our own opinion and I have the right to listen to whatever I feel like listening to without being made to feel like the stuff I listen to is dumb. Another thing that gets to me is being put in a category. Just because I listen to damn Rock music, that does not mean that I am a bloody Coconut (white on the inside, dark on the outside)! Seriously, can't a black person listen to Rock music without being labelled a "Cheese Boy/Girl"? Can't a white person listen to House, Hip-Hop or Kwaito without being deemed a "Wigger"? I think it's really stupid and ignorant to keep categorising people just because of the music that they listen to. Can't a person just listen to their music for pure enjoyment?
Here's a list of some of the musicians that I like listening to:
1. Jimi Hendrix - I still get emotional over this guy although he's been dead for over thirty years
2. Slipknot - They are not as demonic as people tend to think they are
3. Kanye West - He is one of the best musicians of our time
4. Kings of Leon - These guys have their own unique sound
5. MGMT - This group is totally weird but I love it
6. Jay Z - "The Illuminati Puppet" but he is where he is because the talent that he has
7. Coldplay - I love their different take on their music
8. My Chemical Romance - The coolest "Emo" band in the world
9. John Mayer - This guy's music really hits home and I feel like tha music was written just for me
10. Evanescence - Amy Lee's vocals and her lyrics just make me feel awesome after having a listen
That's just a few of my favourite musicians but I have more that I really like. None of these bands sounds like the other. They each have their own different sound
I found this awesome site where they have all these undiscovered bands... here's the link:
http://www.bandsundertheradar.com/
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